1979 Custom Made Stagecoach on International Harvester Scout chassis

1979 Custom Made Stagecoach in O.C. and Stiggs, Movie, 1985

Class: Cars, Custom — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
s13a ◊ 2020-06-08 20:07
CougarTim ◊ 2020-06-09 00:23	One source I found claims 30 of these were built, another claims only 3; details vary from one to another but the overall form is consistent, implying that somebody was building these in series around 1979-1980. The chassis on the examples I found is an International Harvester Scout, but no mention of a coachbuilder (pun not intended). Burt Reynolds used one when he got married in 1988. Link to "mystarcollectorcar.com" Link to "jalopnik.com" Link to "www.julienslive.com" -- 4th thumbnail: 1974-1976 Mercury Cougar XR-7 in foreground
dsl ◊ 2020-06-09 00:45	Looks vaguely familiar from a small toy - did Hot Wheels or Johnny Lightning do one of these?? Or someone else - I'm just guessing names I've heard of ....
s13a ◊ 2020-06-09 11:09	CougarTim wrote Burt Reynolds used one when he got married in 1988. Nice find and research!